Coding and Reimbursement Basics for the Interventionalist-Evaluation and Management: Understanding 2021 Office Visit Guidelines

Evaluation and Management: Understanding 2021 Office Visit Guidelines

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Video Summary

The video discusses the changes made to the guidelines for coding evaluation and management services in the office setting effective in 2021. It highlights that history and examination are no longer used to determine the level of service and that the level of service is now based solely on medical decision making or time. The requirements for time-based coding have also changed, as counseling no longer has to make up 50% of a visit to assign the service level using time. The video explains the changes in medical decision making, data points, and risk, and emphasizes that time spent must be documented in the chart note to bill based on time. Overall, the video provides an overview of the key changes in the coding guidelines for evaluation and management services in the office setting for 2021. No credits are mentioned in the transcript.

Keywords

coding evaluation and management services

guidelines

office setting

2021

medical decision making